DeputyPrime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment to create a set of criteria for building model rural residentialareas, gardens and farm households to submit to the Government as soon aspossible.

He made the request at aconference in the central coastal province of Ha Tinh on April 15 focusing onmodel rural residential areas, gardens and farm households with theparticipation of representatives from 63 cities and provinces across thecountry.

According to the Deputy PM,such models will serve as an important foundation to build model rural areas atthe communal and district levels.

Hue highlighted the role ofauthorities in devising scheme to build model residential areas and gardensthat suit the conditions of each locality, adding that regular review is neededto learn from experience during the process.

The national targetprogramme on building new-style rural areas, initiated by the VietnameseGovernment in 2010, sets 19 criteria on socio-economic development, politics,and defence, aiming to boost rural regions of Vietnam.

The list of criteriaincludes development of infrastructure, improvement of production capacity,environmental protection, and promotion of culturalvalues.

To date, as many as 3,289communes nationwide have been recognised as rural areas, making up around 36.8percent of the total communes.